PORTSMOUTH — Celebrating the life of Lizzi Marriott and supporting a family still at a loss for definitive answers surrounding her death, a ceremony featuring belly dancers will be held this weekend at St. John's Episcopal Church.

On Saturday, 15 dancers and two dancing troupes will host a benefit from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. where the public is welcome to remember a life that had become part of the Seacoast community through her studies at the University of New Hampshire.

In October, Marriott went missing and was presumed dead by officials after vanishing following a class at UNH and failing to arrive for a work shift at the Target store in Greenland.

Since then, an outpouring of support, as well as extensive search efforts, have been under way to let her family know her life will not be forgotten.

The dances are intended as a celebration of Marriott's life and also as a way for mourning friends and family to begin the healing process.

Tickets for the event are $10. Raffles and a silent auction will feature items donated by New Hampshire-area vendors as the event is intended for those who knew and will remember Marriott in New Hampshire.

All proceeds will benefit what is called the Lizzi Marriott Intrepid Explorer Fund.

The Westborough Athletic and Social Association will also sponsor “A Night in Remembrance of Lizzi Marriott,” the event from 7 p.m. to midnight Saturday, Jan. 26 at the Indian Meadows Country Club in Northborough.

Tickets for that event are $25 and can be purchased at locations near the venue.

The show on Saturday in Portsmouth will conclude with a healing dance circle where audience members are welcome to join in and dance with the performers.

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